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Kansas

As of the 2007-2008 school year, Kansas schools were home to more than 34,600 English language learners (ELLs), which marks a 127% increase from the 1997-1998 school year (NCELA, 2010). The top five languages or language groups spoken by ELLs in Kansas are Spanish, Navajo, Zuni, German, and Vietnamese (EPE, 2009).

State ELL Resources

State Agency: Kansas State Department of Education

ELL Website: English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and Title III

ELL Manual: Serving English Language Learners: A Step-by-Step guide

Laws & Regulations

The following documents offer additional information about statewide ELL regulations:

• Criterion for ESL Services and Bilingual Funding

ELL Identification

Home Language Survey: The Home Language Survey is required for all newly enrolling students. A Home Language Survey sample is furnished by Kansas State Department of Education.

Placement Exam: Kansas State Department of Education requires that districts use one of the following tests:

• Language Assessment Scale [LAS], LAS Links, PreLAS
• IDEA Proficiency Test
• Language Proficiency Test Series
• Kansas English Language Proficiency Assessment [KELPA]
• Kansas English Language Proficiency Assessment-placement [KELPA-P]

ELP Standards & Assessment

ELP Standards: Kansas Curricular Standards for English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)

ELP Assessment: Kansas English Language Proficiency Assessment [KELPA]

ELL Instruction

"Eligible students must be offered ESOL services with an English as a Second Language endorsed teacher. Service types include pullout, bilingual, dual language, push-in, ESL, class period and modified instruction." (Serving English Language Learners: A Step-by-Step guide)

Statewide Standards-Based Assessment

Assessment: Kansas Assessment System

ELL Accommodations: Accommodation information is available on the state assessment website.

Additional Information
 
NCELA: Title III Information

Common Core State Standards: Yes

Kansas Association of Public Employees

KAPE is the largest public employee union in the State of Kansas and the state affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers.

Kansas ELL Demographics, Standards, and Title III Information

Information collected by NCELA, including state English Language Proficiency standards, content standards assessments, Title III information, and demographics.

Kansas National Education Association

Kansas National Education Association is a National Education Association State Affiliate that regularly lobbies legislators for the resources schools need, campaigns for higher professional standards for the teaching profession, and files legal actions to protect academic freedom and the rights of school employees.

Kansas State Parent Information Resource Centers

KPIRC promotes meaningful parent involvement at all levels of education and provides information and resources to help parents, educators and other organizations promote the educational success of every Kansas child.

Mid-America TESOL

MIDTESOL serves mid-America teachers of English from Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, and Missouri to speakers of other languages.

References

Editorial Projects in Education (EPE). "Most Common Non-English Languages Spoken by ELL Youths, by State." Perspectives on a Population: English-Language Learners in American Schools (Education Week's Quality Counts 2009 Report). Pg. 13. Retrieved from http://www.edweek.org/ew/toc/2009/01/08/index.html. January 2009.

Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students. Kansas Rate of EL Growth (1997/98-2007/08). Compiled July 2010 and retrieved from http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/t3sis/state/kansas/data.